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Madeira Calhau Surf School has its own facilities with changing room and lockers, located on Alagoa black sandy beach in Porto da Cruz and you can take a fresh water shower in the end of the session. The classes last 2 hours and includes all the...more

Calhau surf school is the best school we have visited so far. We spent there 16 lessons total. Very easy going, awesome and expertised instructors! Their team is good to help catch waves for each level from beginner to intermediate and interested for your improvement....More

Spent a week in Porto da Cruz for surfing with the family. The whole family was surfing and we just loved it. Really good staff teaching with passion and lot of fun. We can warmly recommend both the surfing school and the hotel. Thanks, we...More

I stayed at the surfschool / surf camp for 12 days. Cheap package for accomadation and surf lessons. Excellent instructors that really care about you and your improvement in surfing. I highly recommend it.

It was the second time I joined a five day training at calhau surfschool. The school is very professional giving great tips to improve surfing for beginner and intermediate surfers, with a lot of personal attention, and everything in a relaxed atmosphere. I will be...More

I went surfing for the first time and expected it to be really difficult. But Rudolfo and the instructors made it possible for me to stand on the board the second day, which was amazing. The location, hotel, food, weather, people were all very nice...More

What a great week, couldn’t have chosen a better surf school to improve and learn. We always found a beach with waves. Good instruction in the water and good board allocation for each surfers skill level. After the session there’s a post surf analysis in...More

Having surfed a few times already but willing to improve, I joined a surf lesson for a day and was not disappointed. The location was nice and the waves did not keep anyone waiting, as they were many and regular. Although the group was large...More

Rodolfo and his team were really accomodating and helpful with my three young kids. My 7 year old daughter most enjoyed the teaching by Paula, she kept saying how nice she was even days after the surfing.

Awesome surf school, and really good service, that goes the extra mile. Me and my friend went, a bit doubtfully at first,we where both very scared, but the coach we had was great, he helped us to overcome the fear of the waves, and in...More